Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Moffitt Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moffitt Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Moffitt Hill

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Moffitt Hill:
  • 35.605938, -82.175828
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Moffitt Hill

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected McDowell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
  • Since Moffitt Hill is near Rutherford County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Moffitt Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moffitt Hill ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Gage ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gage is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• Garden Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden Creek is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Creek
• Graphite
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Graphite is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
• Grovestone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grovestone is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovestone
• Jeter ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jeter is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter
• Marion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Otter Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Otter Creek
  • From Moffitt Hill to Otter Creek
• Pleasant Gardens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Gardens is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gardens
• Providence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Providence is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Quail Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Shingle Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shingle Hollow is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Hollow
• Sugar Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sugar Hill
  • From Moffitt Hill to Sugar Hill
• Walkertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

How Far From Moffitt Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Moffitt Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moffitt Hill and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moffitt Hill to Marion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'